(Offical 426th NFS Emblem)

Activated:
1 Jan 44
 
Inactive:
5 Nov 45
 
Operating Locations:
Madhaigani, India 9 Aug 44
Barrackpore, India(Air Echelon) 4 Oct 44 to 31 Oct 44
Chengtu, China 5 Nov 44 with a detachment at Kunming, China 25 Nov 44 to Dec 44 and another at Hsian, China 27 Nov 44 to 17 Aug 45
Shwangliu, China Mar 45 with detachments at Ziangshan, China April to Aug 45 and at Ankang, China Apr to 21 Aug 45
India Sep to Oct 45
Camp Kilmer, NJ 3 Nov to 5 Nov 45
 
Total Enemy Aircraft Destroyed:
5
 
First Enemy Aircraft Destroyed:
29 Oct 44
 
Received first P-61:
25 Sep 44
 
Operational Aircraft:
P-70: 1944
P-61 A & B: 1944-1945
 
Service Streamers:
None
 
Decorations:
None
 
Commanders:
Maj William Hellriegel
 
Victories:
Absmeier/Smith "Jing Bow Joy Ride" 2 "Lilys"
Wilfong/Ashley "I'll Get By" 1 "Dinah"
Heise/Brock 1 "Lily"
Scott/Phillips "Merry Widow" 1 "Lily"
 
Assigned Aircraft:

No Picture Available
Jing Bow Joy Ride
Serial No. 42-5626
P-61 A-10

No Picture Available
Satan 13
Serial No. 42-5619
P-61 A-10

No Picture Available
I'll Get By
Serial No. 42-5615
P-61 A-10

No Picture Available
Unknown
Serial No. 42-39399
P-61 B-1

No Picture Available
Blood n' Guts
Serial No. Unknown
P-61 ?-?

No Picture Available
Green Eyed from Riverside
Serial No. Unknown
P-61 ?-?

No Picture Available
Harlot from Charlotte
Serial No. Unknown
P-61 ?-?

No Picture Available
Impatient Virgin
Serial No. Unknown
P-61 ?-?

No Picture Available
Merry Widow
Serial No. Unknown
P-61 ?-?

No Picture Available
Midnight Mistress
Serial No. Unknown
P-61 ?-?

No Picture Available
Naomi Kay
Serial No. Unknown
P-61 ?-?

No Picture Available
Tommie
Serial No. Unknown
P-61 ?-?

Markings:
Unknown
 
Emblems:
On an ultramarine blue disc, within a border light red, a dexter skeleton hand gold, holding in the finger tips a cat's eyeball white, flecked with veins of red, having a pupil green and iris yellow orange, surmounted by a silhouette, single-engine aircraft of the field. (Approved 8 Jun 1944)

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